The Hoobs

The Hoobs

Parental Guide

Cheerful, curious series overdoes the "Hoob-ese."

Consumerism

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Drinking, drugs, & smoking

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Language

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Positive messages

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Sexy Stuff

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Violence & scariness

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Parents need to know that this British import from The Jim Henson Company engages preschoolers with colorful puppets and fun music and encourages their curiosity about all kinds of topics. In each episode, the characters -- who hail from far-away Hoobland -- seek answers to simple questions about the world. Through their own investigative work and input from kids (or "tiddlypeeps," as the Hoobs call them), they find answers to their queries and celebrate their discoveries with song and dance. While parents will love the show's educational qualities for their kids' sake, they may find the Hoob-iquitous language nuances ("Hooby groovy," "Hooble-toodle-do," and so on) a bit too nerve-grating for their own liking.

Season 5 Episode 43:

Costume Drama

Season 5 Episode 42:

Pancakes

Groove's lemon is too sour to eat by itself, but it'd be lovely with some sugar on a delicious pancake; making pancakes is easy unless someone's determined to find out absolutely everything about those ingredients first.

Season 4 Episode 53:

Playhouse

Season 4 Episode 52:

Birdsong

There's a little bird living in the Heebeleaf tree in the Hoobyroof garden and he's singing the most hoobelly groobelly song that Tula has ever heard; the Hoobs discover the different noises birds can make and why.

Season 4 Episode 32:

Yawning

Season 4 Episode 31:

Miss Hoob

Roma is going to avoid rush hour in the future, she's tired and has been stuck in traffic with commuters trying to get to work; the Hoobs wonder what would be the perfect job and set about discovering what Tula would like best.

Season 4 Episode 9:

Crash Bang Wallop!

Season 4 Episode 8:

Shape Sorter

Groove has a collection of different shaped things that he doesn't know what to do with; Iver wants to throw them out because they're of no use, but by the end of the day, Groove has found the perfect use for them.

Season 4 Episode 7:

Funny Tummies

The Hoobs are amazed to discover that Tiddlypeeps have a hole in their tummies and speculate on all sorts of possible uses for it, but little did they ever imagine how very important this hole really is.

Talking to Yourself

Season 3 Episode 56:

Camel

Groove has decided that there aren't many more hoobygroovy things on the Peep planet than a camel; they're so hoobygroovy, in fact, that it's hard to know just what the hoobygrooviest thing about them is.

Season 3 Episode 49:

New Words

Season 3 Episode 48:

Soft

Tula is going to be a hoobelly groobelly gymnast, but first she has to practice; the thing is, it seems that practicing involves a lot of falling over, which would be OK if she had something soft to fall on.